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KEY FACTS

Official name
Carlton Football Club

Known as
Carlton

Nickname
Blues

Formed
1864

Colours
Navy blue and white

Associated clubs
Northern Bullants; Carlton Reserves; Carlton WFC; Carlton WFC (VFLW)

Affiliation (Current)
Australian Football League (AFL) 1897–2023

Affiliations (Historical)
Challenge Cup (CUP) 1864, 1865–1876; Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1877–1896

AFL Premierships
1995 (1 total)

VFL Premierships
1906-07-08, 1914-15, 1938, 1945, 1947, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1979, 1981-82, 1987 (15 total)

VFA Premierships
1877, 1887 (2 total)

Senior Premierships
Championship of Australia: 1968, 1970 (2 total); VFL/AFL Night Series: 1983, 1997, 2005, 2007 (4 total); McClelland Trophy: 1969, 1979, 1985 [joint winners], 1987, 1995 (5 total)

Most Games
375 - Craig Bradley (1986-2002)

Most Goals
738 - Stephen Kernahan (1986-1997)

League Top Goalkickers
M.Grace (50) 1906; E.Cowley (35) 1918; H.Clover (56) 1922; H.Vallence (86) 1931; T.Carroll (54) 1961; B.Fevola (84) 2006 & (89) 2009; H.McKay (58) 2021; C.Curnow (64) 2022 (8 winners/9 wins)

Brownlow Medalists
Bert Deacon 1947; John James 1961; Gordon Collis 1964; Greg Williams 1994; Chris Judd 2010; Patrick Cripps 2022 (6 total)

Headquarters
Ikon Park, 400 Royal Parade, Carlton North, VIC 3054

Postal Address
PO Box 83, Carlton North, VIC 3054

Phone: (03) 9387 1400 

Email
blues@carltonfc.com.au

Website
carltonfc.com.au

CEO
Deacon, Bert

President
Harris, George

Carlton



"Watched by what remains (and is likely to remain) an Australian record crowd for any football match of 121,696 Carlton looked dead and buried at the long break inducing Barassi to unleash his now famous instruction to his players to "handball, handball, handball". The players' compliance with this command, coupled with the inspirational impact of nineteenth man Ted Hopkins, saw the pattern of the game alter completely...."

John Devaney reports on the colorful history of the old dark navy Blues and their record-equalling 16 V/AFL premierships

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1973 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Carlton's 1973 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A Carlton 1.58.710.1018.16 124 WON Geelong 5.37.410.610.8 68 56 KAR Apr 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H Carlton 5.410.615.1118.15 123 WON North Melbourne 3.27.712.914.12 96 27 PRI Apr 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Carlton 1.64.87.1311.16 82 WON Melbourne 3.28.310.511.9 75 7 MCG Apr 23 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
4 H Carlton 3.35.612.814.11 95 WON Hawthorn 1.55.68.1012.11 83 12 PRI Apr 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H Carlton 3.27.612.1115.15 105 WON Fitzroy 3.36.49.510.8 68 37 VFL May 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A Carlton 5.25.311.615.12 102 LOST Richmond 2.612.1213.1618.20 128 -26 MCG May 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 H Carlton 3.47.1211.1716.23 119 WON Collingwood 4.55.98.98.12 60 59 PRI May 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 A Carlton 5.29.414.1119.16 130 WON South Melbourne 1.34.45.77.9 51 79 LAK May 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H Carlton 5.311.415.1219.19 133 WON Essendon 2.25.48.913.14 92 41 PRI Jun 4 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
10 H Carlton 2.47.510.713.13 91 WON Footscray 3.14.68.99.11 65 26 VFL Jun 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A Carlton 2.14.65.119.13 67 LOST St. Kilda 1.14.57.1013.13 91 -24 MOO Jun 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H Carlton 6.110.414.917.12 114 WON Geelong 2.37.68.119.13 67 47 PRI Jun 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A Carlton 2.310.612.916.11 107 LOST North Melbourne 4.47.913.1416.19 115 -8 ARD Jun 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Carlton 3.34.79.1312.14 86 LOST Hawthorn 4.48.1111.1514.24 108 -22 GLE Jul 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 H Carlton 6.68.915.1018.14 122 WON Melbourne 1.23.57.812.9 81 41 PRI Jul 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 A Carlton 3.36.57.1011.14 80 LOST Fitzroy 3.75.78.1312.19 91 -11 JUN Jul 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H Carlton 3.46.911.1515.17 107 WON Richmond 2.64.105.1410.21 81 26 PRI Jul 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A Carlton 3.58.810.1215.16 106 LOST Collingwood 4.210.416.519.7 121 -15 VIC Aug 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H Carlton 8.213.717.1120.17 137 WON South Melbourne 3.45.88.1111.14 80 57 PRI Aug 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Carlton 3.35.613.817.9 111 WON Essendon 3.29.49.610.7 67 44 VFL Aug 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 A Carlton 1.25.36.49.12 66 LOST Footscray 3.44.68.1310.15 75 -9 WES Aug 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
22 H Carlton 6.213.717.1220.15 135 WON St. Kilda 6.37.49.513.9 87 48 PRI Sep 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
QF H Carlton 4.46.910.1313.13 91 WON Richmond 3.25.47.710.11 71 20 MCG Sep 8 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
2SF A Carlton 1.66.119.1215.17 107 WON Collingwood 4.85.99.1412.15 87 20 VFL Sep 15 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
GF H Carlton 2.27.69.912.14 86 LOST Richmond 3.511.815.1116.20 116 -30 MCG Sep 29 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
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1973 Player Stats

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